The utility of the MCMI as a DSM-III axis I diagnostic tool

Bonato, Daniela P.; Cyr, J. J.; Kalpin, R. A.; Prendergast, Peter; Sanhueza, Pablo

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(198811)44:6<867::aid-jclp2270440606>3.0.co;2-p

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“…Based on developmental testing of over 1,500 psychiatric patients, this test is comprised of 24 subscales that assess 14 personality disorders and 10 clinical syndromes. The subscales of this personality inventory have been found to be reliable and to have construct and discriminant validity in various populations (Widiger & Sanderson, 1987;Bonato, Cyr, Kalpin, Prendergast, & Sanhueza, 1988;Blackburn, Donnelly, Logan, & Renwick, 2004). Median Cronbach coefficients alpha ranged from .67 to .90 for each of the 24 subscales, and test-retest reliability ranged from .84 to .96 over 5 to 14 days (Millon, 1997).…”

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Childhood Emotional Neglect Related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Body Mass Index in Adult Women

Pederson

Wilson

2009

Psychol Rep

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The relationships among the severity of childhood abuse and neglect, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and adult obesity were investigated. 207 women (M age = 26.5 yr., SD = 6.7) completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Millon Clinician Multiaxial Inventory, and a demographic questionnaire. Analyses of variance indicated that women who reported moderate-to-extreme emotional neglect (n = 71) had significantly higher PTSD scores and increased BMI compared to women who reported low emotional neglect (n = 84). Women who reported severe sexual or emotional abuse also had higher PTSD scores, but no relationship was found with BMI when other factors were controlled. Although PTSD scores and self-reported severity of childhood emotional neglect were strongly correlated (r = .61, p < .001), PTSD was not found to be a mediating factor in obesity in women who reported childhood emotional neglect, although depression was.

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Childhood Emotional Neglect Related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Body Mass Index in Adult Women

Pederson

Wilson

2009

Psychol Rep

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“…Hence, interpretations derived from these codetypes also would be expected to demonstrate low levels of validity. In fact, recent studies of MCMI computerized test reports and diagnoses repeatedly have demonstrated significant validity problems (Bonato, Cyr, Kalprin, Prendergast, & Sanhueza, 1988;DeWolfe, Larson & Ryan, 1985;Piersma, 1986). Subsequently, treatment based on these results alone, as in the case of a psychological screening evaluation, probably would not be applicable to an individual's primary difficulties.…”

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Personality style codetype concordance between the MCMI and MBHI*

Wise

2003

J Clin Psychol

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The Millon scales (Millon, , 1983Millon, Green & Meagher, 1982) have been widely used in a variety of settings to detect the presence of personality disorders (e.g., Cantrell & Dana, 1987;Goldstein & Antoni, 1989;Hibbard, 1989;Hyler & Harrison, 1986; Lorr, Ritzloff, & Tarr, 1989;Marson, Fromm, Snyder, & Greenberg, 1984;Piersma, 1987;Trenerry & Pantle, 1990). Of the three Millon instruments, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) appears to be the most widely utilized and researched. More specifically, there are a number of recent reviews on the MCMI (e.g

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“…The main controversy surrounding the MCMI has focused on the claim that the test measures DSM-III disorders (Millon, 1983(Millon, , 1985(Millon, , 1986Widiger & Frances, 1987;Widiger & Sanderson, 1987;Widiger, Williams, Spitzer, & Frances, 1985, 1986. The data available tend to show that the concordance between the MCMI-I and the DSM-III may be poor, perhaps for both the Axis I clinical syndromes (e.g., Bonato, Cyr, Kalpin, Prendergast, & Sanhueza, 1988;Bryer, Martinez, & Dignan, 1990;Cantrell & Dana, 1987;Gibertini & Retzlaff, 1988;Goldberg, Shaw, & Segal, 1987;Marsh, Stile, Stoughton, & Trout-Landen, 1988;Miller & Streiner, 1990) and the Axis II personality disorders (Widiger & Sanderson, 1987). Although some of the problems may have been improved with the MCMI-II (Millon, 1985;Millon, 1987), concerns over differences between the MCMI conceptualization of the different disorders and the DSM-III-R remain.…”

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